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The Australian sharemarket is poised to rebound at the open but it looks like a tough day ahead for the miners.

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Tasmanian police will investigate Tony Abbott's claim that he was headbutted by a same-sex marriage supporter in Hobart on Thursday after the former prime minister lodged a formal complaint. 

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Football identity Sam Newman has slammed the AFL following the organisation's controversial decision to change its logo to 'Yes' in support of same-sex marriage.

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The name change came from changes introduced by the Australian Energy Regulator.

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Russia issued an unusually blunt warning to the US that it will retaliate against American-backed fighters in Syria.

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Three men have been arrested for allegedly using cloned credit cards to steal cash from ATMs in Sydney.

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Apple's iPhone 8 Plus "won't make you a better photographer, but it will improve your photos".

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There were about 13 kilometres of southbound M1 delays just 90 minutes after the incident happened.

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Plus some very, very cute meerkat pups.

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US President Donald Trump has announced sanctions on North Korea that open the door wider to blacklisting people and entities doing business with the rogue nation, including its shipping and trade networks, further tightening the screws on Pyongyang's nuclear and missile program.

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Attorney General George Brandis is planning a once in a generation shake-up of the legal framework governing who can lawfully influence Australian politicians, amid fears of clandestine Chinese Communist Party influence over politics in this country.

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Death Wish Coffee sells what it says is the "World's Strongest Coffee" - but one batch may actually be toxic.

Facebook has decided to turn over to Congress copies of more than 3000 online political advertisements bought through Russian accounts during the 2016 US presidential campaign.

The storm cut a path through the island Wednesday and 100 per cent of the territory remained without power.

​French businesswoman and billionaire Liliane Bettencourt, whose family founded L'Oreal and still owns the largest stake in the cosmetics giant, has died aged 94, her daughter has announced.

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Hassan Rouhani got a lot off his chest when he spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday

Neighbours yelled "he can't hear you!"

Five young people volunteered to be filmed driving for two weeks. What the footage revealed was truly horrifying.

Some of the world's most stunning images from around the world.

The Queensland Taxi Council says taxi drivers feel "doomed" as the value of licences has significantly declined.

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Despite our love of binge watching television, streaming services are still drip-feeding us the latest sci-fi blockbusters.

Travis Hetherington is just one of thousands affected by road trauma, which costs Australians $22.2 billion a year.

Tony Abbott says he has suffered minor injuries after being headbutted in a Hobart street.

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A celebration of Rod Laver's tennis career looks like being a hit with business heavyweights and a boost to Prague.

Labor's Darcy Byrne has become the first mayor of the new Inner West council, narrowly seizing victory in a power-sharing deal with the Liberals designed to block the Greens from power

The pilot flying with captain David Wood on the day of his fall in Antarctica had no training in crevasse rescue.

Queensland One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts faces an uncertain political future over his citizenship after appearing before the High Court.

They're passionate, not intimidated, and they wear orange: meet Melbourne's GWS fans

There's been some ambiguity about whose responsibility it is to manage trees near powerlines.

Former Defence Housing manager John Dietz has been announced chief executive of the Suburban Land Agency.

Housing on the ACT side of the border-straddling Ginninderry will be able to go ahead - with conditions.

The key architect of Australia's counter-terrorism laws has died.

A potential buyer and developer has been found for the iconic Belconnen Fresh Food Market site

Commonwealth Bank's board must decide whether to stage a dramatic retreat from wealth management, with the potential to free up $4.5 billion in capital by offloading its asset management arm.

A whole wave of new retailers is moving into the Nibu and Palko buildings - and many are familiar faces.

The Nightfest light designers also count The Backstreet Boys as a client.

The West Block buildings in the Parliamentary Triangle have been sold for $6.25 million.

A Canberra man who planned to sexually abuse children overseas said he spoke of molesting them "purely as a fantasy".

ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay will remove Clubs ACT's name from the liquor advisory board.

Syrian refugee Alaa (Alan) Alnseer, 23, has pulled the injured out of bombed buildings in war-torn Damascus, but after his first experience of rough surf he wants to stop drownings on NSW's most dangerous patrolled beach.

Award-winning Indigenous author Anita Heiss has called on universities to do more.

MamaBake was founded on the idea of making new communities for women. Now there's an after hours version.

How the teams line-up on the penultimate weekend of the 2017 AFL season. The ins and outs for the Adelaide versus Geelong and Richmond versus GWS Giants clashes.

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Veteran Labor MP and former minister Marsha Thomson will face a pre-selection challenge from political adviser Katie Hall.

Richmond have backed in the 22 that got the job done against Geelong a fortnight ago, naming an unchanged side for Saturday's preliminary final against Greater Western Sydney as the Tigers' eye their first grand final berth in 35 years.

The ASX closed at its lowest since February and the Aussie dollar slumped after the Federal Reserve flagged an end to the easy money era.

But the ACT Brumbies will have to start their season on the road when they play three games away from Canberra.

Dogmatic readings of the Bible should not be used to prevent the creation of 'harmonious, safe society'.